title: Postdischarge, postoperative nosocomial infection surveillance using random sampling.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Frey
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Briggs
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Broadhead
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006745:Hospital Bed Capacity, 300 to 499; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009657:North Carolina; D010351:Patient Discharge; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011897:Random Allocation; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires